Microsoft has officially open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) after nearly a decade, releasing the code on GitHub under the Microsoft/WSL repository. Developers can now download, build, and contribute to the codebase, marking a significant shift in WSL's development. The move fulfills a long-standing community request, enabling direct Linux distribution runs on Windows without virtual machines.
Microsoft has officially open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) after nearly a decade, releasing the code on GitHub under the Microsoft/WSL repository. Developers can now download, build, and contribute to the codebase, marking a significant shift in WSL's development. The move fulfills a long-standing community request, enabling direct Linux distribution runs on Windows without virtual machines.